74. I Return to roots I Freedom Sailing

In this episode I get our new (to us) wee Noelex 25 trailer yacht ready to take to Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. Building some cabinets, painting and lining the hull. Nina & I make a beautiful Christmas cordial from the native New Zealand Christmas tree the Pohutukawa. Recipe: - 100gm Pohutukawa stamens/1litre bottle - 150gm sugar - 1/3 tspn citric acid Steep stamens in 1 litre of boling water overnight & bottle the next day! Best with bubbly & gin! I install a 200w solar panel with a MPPT Victron solar controller into two 100Ah deep cycle AMG batteries. This allows us to run a fridge freezer and lighting, charging etc even on overcast periods. On a sunny day we even run a portable ice maker! Having a wonderful two week spell of warm weather we get to return to the lake where all our adventures began. Lake Rotoiti. We sail around the amazingly beautiful shoreline to remote beachs and check out the famous Lake Rotoiti Hot Pools https://lakerotoitihotpools.co.nz/ Check-out my virtual aerial tour of the lake from the sky. Click on the white cross-hairs to fly from bay to bay. Click here to begin https://www.tim.co.nz/hbtour/#node80 ........................................................................... Please consider becoming a Member Supporter and hit the JOIN button.. or just LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! ALSO the NOTIFICATION BELL so we can keep you updated ... Thanks! ........................................................................... We are the Whittakers. We are a Kiwi family who sold up and hopped off the hamster wheel to reconnect as a family, live a true and real life & explore the world by sail boat............................................................................... Check out our website for updates and our current location ***** www.freedomfamily.nz ***** Music by www.epidemicsound.com click here for a free trial.. https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/e319kd/ its awesome! ............................................................................. Follow our boat on NOFOREIGNLAND: https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/5678457331646464 ............................................................................. A VERY BIG THANKS to our amazing Patreons who without their help these videos just wouldnt be possible. A small contribution funds things like equipment replacement & repair and data expenses. For less than the price of a coffee .. join our crew! ***** https://www.patreon.com/freedomfamily ***** ................................................................................... OR actually buy us a coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/freedomfamily Outro theme music "On My Way" and "Aotearoa" kindly supplied by Singer Songwriter BEN THROP, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand www.benthrop.live Follow us on: - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/freedomsailing - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freedomfamilynz - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingfreedomfamily ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow our journey here : https://freedomfamily.nz/locations/where-are-we-now/